I feel social media gives people a chance to open up and express ourselves especially for those who may have trouble speaking to be people face to face because they are shy or have severe anxiety. If you think about it, this online course is sort of the same way. I suffer from severe anxiety and I would find it extremely hard to stand in front of a class giving a speech or even sit quietly in the class dreading that the teacher will call on me for an opinion or put me in a group to work with other people. Being able to use moodle to complete my college courses is amazing.